The digital archive & engagement platform for education
SocialArchive helps schools and universities preserve their heritage, manage their communities and drive authentic engagement.
Preserve and protect your history
Safeguard vulnerable photos, films, books and documents in one searchable, secure platform.
Built-in preservation ensures nothing is lost and everything is easy to find.
Impact: 100% digital continuity and 50% lower long-term storage costs.
Why it matters: Protecting your past builds pride, connection, and confidence in your future.
Drive alumni engagement
Alumni engage when stories feel personal and relevant.
Share memories, milestones, and people-driven content that keep your community connected all year.
Impact: Up to 3x higher engagement compared to traditional newsletters and events.
Why it matters: Sustained connection builds belonging and lifelong advocacy.
Capture stories & voices that inspire
Gather testimonials, memories, and oral histories directly from students, parents, staff and alumni.
Video and audio tools make it simple to collect and share authentic voices.
Impact: Save 60% of staff time on interviews and content creation.
Why it matters: Authentic stories spark stronger engagement across campaigns and events.
Boost fundraising results
Donors give when they feel emotionally connected to your mission. Share real stories, videos, and memories that turn emotion into action.
Impact: Story-led campaigns see 25–40% higher donor conversion.
Why it matters: When people see themselves in your story, they’re inspired to give back.
Whatever your role, SocialArchive gives you the tools to capture stories, manage content and connect with your community more effectively.
Schools lose 200+ hours annually searching for content.
SocialArchive connects every department to save time, reduce duplication, and increase ROI.
Whether you're engaging alumni, running campaigns, welcoming new families or preserving your school’s heritage, SocialArchive brings your people, content and communications together, in one powerful platform.
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Alumni & Development
Grow and manage your alumni community while driving engagement and support. SocialArchive helps you capture authentic stories, deliver personalised campaigns and strengthen relationships that inspire lasting involvement.
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Community Management
SocialArchive combines a built-in CRM system with personalised communication tools to manage contacts, segment audiences and deliver tailored content across your school community. A cost-effective, all-in-one solution.
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Marketing
Take a storytelling-first approach to your marketing. Create compelling content, repurpose archive assets and capture authentic stories from across your community. Share easily across email, social media and web, using built-in tools.
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Careers
Create an on-demand careers library for your community. Collect and share career journeys, build relatable role models and showcase the diverse paths your students can follow. Inspire current students with authentic, real-world stories.
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Admissions
Support your admissions journey with authentic storytelling. Use interactive virtual tours and testimonials from students, parents and alumni, to help prospective families connect with your school’s story.
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Heritage & Archives
Preserve your history and make it accessible to your whole community. SocialArchive helps you build a secure, searchable digital archive that brings memories to life and ensures your legacy is shared, celebrated and added to over time.
Real Stories. Authentic Content. Meaningful Engagement.
Bring your people, places and memories together in one powerful platform.
Book a demo here, or alternatively send us a message using the form and a member of our team will be in touch.
Trusted by leading schools and colleges:
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Latymer Foundation, Hammersmith
"SocialArchive has truly surpassed our expectations. As we celebrated our 400th Anniversary, we aimed to establish a lasting legacy that both our current alumni community and future generations could cherish.
The platform's automated facial recognition feature has been a hit, allowing our community to easily find and reconnect with pictures of themselves and their friends. True to its name, SocialArchive is transforming our archive into a vibrant, social experience!"
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Brentwood School
“As a history teacher, I have always been aware of Brentwood School’s significant and long past. Of course, within this history are the people and stories that are central to our community and identity.
The challenge was to find a way to present this in a way that wasn’t static, to make it dynamic with something that invites engagement.
SocialArchive has given us that platform, to bring our archive to life, making it interactive, accessible, and scalable for the future. Seeing so many people sign up and explore in just a short time proves how powerful our history is when combined with the SocialArchive!”
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Duke of York's Royal Military School
“SocialArchive® has not only allowed The Duke of York’s Royal Military School to start storing our history for posterity, but is already proving to be a powerful tool to help us better engage with our alumni.”
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Bournemouth Collegiate School
“Bournemouth Collegiate School has such a rich history, once which we hadn’t properly explored. We really didn’t know where to start, and then SocialArchive came along – from the first time Jamie presented the platform to us, we knew it would be the right one for BCS.
We’ve been able to use the system to preserve the history of the different schools which make up today’s BCS and are using that history to reconnect with more of our alumni than ever before! Jamie and the team have been more than helpful in scanning all of the hundreds of old documents and photographs, assisting with every aspect of set up and continuing to provide exceptional levels of support to help us grow the community, helping us to utilise the platform in the best way we possibly can.
Thank you SocialArchive, we can’t wait to see how our community continues to develop and strengthen!”
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some of the most common things people ask us. For more tailored questions, please visit the FAQ section on each of our individual pages.
Can’t see what you’re looking for? Get in touch, we’d love to help.
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SocialArchive is an all-in-one digital archive and engagement platform built for schools, colleges and universities. It helps you preserve your history, manage your community, capture authentic stories, and share meaningful content, all in one secure place.
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Not at all. Whether you have a fully catalogued archive or boxes of photos and memorabilia, SocialArchive helps you organise, digitise and build from wherever you are. Our team can also transfer an existing digital archive, guide your first uploads, and help you structure your collections.
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Extremely. SocialArchive uses encrypted cloud storage, controlled access permissions and full GDPR compliance to keep your data and media safe. You decide what’s public, private or restricted to certain groups.
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Yes. SocialArchive connects departments (from alumni relations and marketing to admissions and development) so everyone can access approved content, stories and media from one shared platform. There’s no extra cost for additional users.
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Yes. SocialArchive can be configured to align with your chosen standards and best practices to ensure your collections are managed and preserved correctly.
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Absolutely. The platform was designed for simplicity. Anyone can use it, not just those with a technical background.
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We offer onboarding support, training, and ongoing customer success guidance. Whether you’re uploading your first collection or creating your next alumni campaign, our team is here to help.
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Certainly! While SocialArchive is designed for the education sector, our sister platform YourArchive offers the same powerful tools for heritage organisations, communities, clubs, and businesses.
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Yes. SocialArchive can provide standalone solutions. Whether you want to capture video stories, create virtual tours, or run a special anniversary project, we’ll help you choose the right fit for your needs.
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SocialArchive integrates with a wide variety of services, including Blackbaud, VeraCross, InTouch, and Potentiality, as well as payment tools like Stripe. We’re adding new integrations all the time. If there’s a particular service you use, just let us know and we’ll explore what’s possible.
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We’re based in the UK, and while most of our customers are here too, we also work with schools and organisations in the US and around the world. Wherever you’re located, we can provide full setup, support and services remotely.
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You can book a short demo by clicking here. We’ll tailor it to your organisation’s goals and show you how the platform can simplify your workflows and increase engagement.
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